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12 hours ago, Van Buren Supernova said:

5. It is debatable until now about who started it, but we strongly suspected powerful opportunists. Long story short, the movement was not peaceful anymore.

Yes, I've seen this happen too.  A movement is created around some meaningful goal, and things go well for a while.  Then it's co-opted by a bunch of trouble-makers, and pretty soon the movement and its original goals are buried under a load of hate.  The results aren't always violent, but hate is a poison that accomplishes nothing except to destroy peace and cooperation, so that nothing meaningful can be accomplished.

12 hours ago, Van Buren Supernova said:

Until now, I am very aware when I don't belong, mainly physically, when I look different. Unfortunately, I don't belong in places with people who look like me but I don't look like people in my home. It's shitty.

That sort of thing is all that hate can accomplish.

12 hours ago, Van Buren Supernova said:

- there are always participants who only join the movement for the sake of joining. They are usually the worst/significant offenders.

Do you suppose it makes them feel "important"?  Or part of something important?

12 hours ago, Van Buren Supernova said:

I still need my hand.

I wonder what that guy's attitude was the next morning.  Did he feel that he had accomplished anything?  And will the doctors be able to save his hand to any meaningful extent?

 

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Partially, yes. The danger is a good number of them are just following trends without really understanding the cause. They are loud in speaking out but contradictive in their actions or don't have actual knowledge/opinion in what they do. I think that is scary and dangerous, and there are so many other things they can do to make a difference. 


Most are not instant and ideal, of course, but imho, as long as you can inspire one, just one person, it's something. Good result starts with small efforts. There is time if it's done right. If not, oh well, I won't be here. But doing it wrong won't help.


Ask me again tomorrow when I feel more awake, and I might say above is a load of crap.


But the bottom line, specifically, I see this kind of protest as nothing more than misguided idiocy, and for all I know, it works against the actual intention because it turns the commoners against them instead of getting their support. After all, the commoners the ones directly affected by the actions, which in turn makes it a fertile land to pit them against each other and distract them from the actual target. It's basic and tale as old as time. Don't choose the wrong battle.

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I have no doubt the AI uprising will start with my printer.

 

So yeah, we have virtual Kpop now.

Virtual girl bands

And AI has written books and made arts.

 

Below:

So I I googled AI chat and tried it. I know nothing about this site and why they have a couple of characters, I just try the one that is open without signing up? Interesting? She rated me 5/10, hiks

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11 hours ago, Van Buren Supernova said:

AI has written books and made arts.

I think I've been seeing some of those for years ....   :blink:

 

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Came across this on the internet the other day:  "Woolly Mammoth Hybrids Could Be Roaming Earth in Just Five Years."

Am I the only one who watched Jurassic Park?  Are these people insane?  Yeah, woolly mammoths were not carnivores, but they were HUGE!  It's bad enough having cute little white-tailed deer reintroduced to Indiana to eat our gardens and orchards -- at least they can't accidentally knock our house down or stomp us to death.

Gaaahh!!!

 

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Elephant can be very dangerous, especially the males. However, that is not the concern if they are left alone as most wild animals do. The danger would be, as usual, comes from human. Imagine the tusks, poachers who don't hesitate to do anything. However, I doubt we have the space and resources for them. 

But I agree with you, why do we want to spend resources to create this instead of helping the endangered species? Beat me.

I wish to work in research field because for some, it seems fun and easy money to do meaningless studies.

These are the actual studies that fits this thread because No Shit Sherlock:

Study shows beneficial effect of electric fans in extreme heat and humidity

Why Snow-Blower Use Declines in July

Holding on to the blues: Depressed individuals may fail to decrease sadness

Being homeless is bad for your health

 

WELL NO SH--

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According to the article I linked to above, the official reason for re-inventing wooly mammoths is so they can tear down trees in arctic regions and restore the ancient grassland.

But I wonder what the local humans think of that idea?  The trees have been there for probably thousands of years, so people are presumably relying on them for lumber and for heating their homes, as well as for wildlife habitat.  Also, they may not want gigantic critters stomping on their cabbage patch.

When they reintroduced deer to Indiana, they thought it would be cute to have them in the state park.  But nobody told the deer to stay in the park, and there are no longer wolves in Indiana, so the deer have pretty much overrun the state.  So who is going to tell the neo-mammoths that they mustn't leave the designated area?

 

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On 1/11/2023 at 10:28 PM, Carol the Dabbler said:

According to the article I linked to above, the official reason for re-inventing wooly mammoths is so they can tear down trees in arctic regions and restore the ancient grassland.

But I wonder what the local humans think of that idea?  The trees have been there for probably thousands of years, so people are presumably relying on them for lumber and for heating their homes, as well as for wildlife habitat.  Also, they may not want gigantic critters stomping on their cabbage patch.

When they reintroduced deer to Indiana, they thought it would be cute to have them in the state park.  But nobody told the deer to stay in the park, and there are no longer wolves in Indiana, so the deer have pretty much overrun the state.  So who is going to tell the neo-mammoths that they mustn't leave the designated area?

 

I agree with you, it's not a good idea. We don't have ideal habitat and weather for them. And that sounds like ridiculous reason; bringing back an extinct species of animal so they can tear down trees? Trees? The very thing we destroy rapidly? We don't need the help of mammoths!

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5 hours ago, Van Buren Supernova said:

...that sounds like ridiculous reason; bringing back an extinct species of animal so they can tear down trees? Trees? The very thing we destroy rapidly? We don't need the help of mammoths!

The article did explain why they thought it was a good idea.  But, like a lot of things nowadays, it all hinges on their specific interpretations of a} one specific aspect of what happened thousands of years ago and b} why the climate changes.  There's a whole lot we don't understand about the numerous cyclical climate changes, simply because a} we haven't been studying them long enough, and b} they overlap in a very complicated way.

Frankly, I suspect they want to bring back mammoths simply because they can and because they think it'd be cool.  To repeat myself, haven't these people watched Jurassic Park???  There are *always* unintended effects!!!

 

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Saw this giant-fence-type thing the other day while we were out for a drive:

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Does anyone have an idea what it might be?

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I don't know what it is, but there's a fence very similar to that not far from here. It doesn't enclose anything, it just runs alongside the road, and on the other side is a golf course. It's to keep stray golf balls from hitting cars. Could there be anything like that inside that fence? Putting range, maybe?

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That does make sense, but if there's any kind of sports venue inside the fence in the photo, I saw no sign of it.  All I saw in there was a building (looked like maybe an office building) at the other end, and a parking lot.  If I'm up that way again any time soon, I'll try to get a shot from the other direction.  If I could remember which interchange that is ahead, I might be able to figure it out from satellite view.

Maybe it's to keep something out?  How high can drones fly?  According to this site, "The legal limit of any drone that is flown in the United States and most other countries is 400 feet above ground level."  I don't think the fence is anywhere near that high -- more like 100 feet (30 meters).  OK, maybe the building is a drone factory?  And the fence is so when they test their products, they don't accidentally fly into the road?

 

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Maybe it's a golf ball factory, so when they test their golf balls...... 😊

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Looks more like a drone factory to me.   :D  I mean, the glimpse I got of the building didn't look like a traditional factory, more office-y.  So if it's any kind of factory, they make something more tech-y.

For all I know it's medical offices.

 

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8 hours ago, J.P. said:

Did you look it up on GoogleMaps?

I had unfortunately not taken note of exactly where the fence is -- just somewhere between point A and point B on that highway.  I did scan that stretch of road on Google, but didn't find anything that sounded suspicious.

Next time we're up that way, I'll be sure to pin down the location and then see what the map shows.  It does occur to me that the building could be a school, in which case you could be right about a baseball field (not a stadium, though -- I would have noticed!).

 

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I've been seeing click-bait articles about weird, skimpy things that some people wear to the grocery store, but I haven't bothered checking them out.  For one thing, they had to be staged, right?  I mean, how long would a person need to hang around a grocery in order to photograph that many odd outfits?

I may change my mind about that, however.  Last time we went to the grocery, there was a young woman headed for the door some distance ahead of me.  Please bear in mind that I haven't yet made peace with leggings -- to me they still look like something you'd wear *under* your actual clothing (rather than instead of).  Well, this gal was wearing a top that ended about halfway down her buttocks.  At first I thought that was her entire outfit (other than shoes and possibly underwear).  But as I got a little closer I could see that she actually was wearing something below -- but it was either transparent or the same color as her skin, with a faint darker lacy design.

If that's the latest thing, I've got a lot of catching up to do!

 

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I hide here so I don't clog more recent threads.

I am in a very happy mood now. There are not many people I can share this with and you guys have been the ones who know me better. I guess I'm more comfortable hiding behind the keyboard.

I used to work a decent job, but quit right before covid. There were multiple reasons. The problem of working my 'dream job' is the part when it ruins everything. I learned the ugliness of the industry and it didn't sit well with my conscience. It was also heartbreaking to see my dog waiting for me everyday and this was my biggest reason. I tried a small business that enabled me to spend 24/7 with him, but it was just my luck to start and end it with covid, wiping my life savings along the way. Starting that time, I revive my long-life passion for writing.

I have finally received some royalty payment for my books. It's puny, probably won't last a few grocery trips, and I had spent much more than that in expenses, and this is the span of three-years work! However, it feels unbelievable that there are people out there who had spent their hard-earned few bucks and used their precious times to read my works. I am very grateful.

I haven't admitted to many friends or family about this because for some reasons, it feels too personal. Weird, yes, but I don't feel comfortable because they know me in real life. Anyway, most of them are not readers. For those who read, they don't read English books. You guys also know I struggle forever because it's not my first language, therefore I still hesitate to reveal the books, but I am improving. 

It's nothing much, it's one of the hardest things I do (working purpose) and it's an emotional roller-coaster. For a few days I feel great, there are countless days when I feel worthless and inadequate. 

Today, it's great. 

Just want to share. You are all still my safe place.

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Yay, VBS!   :cowdance:   You are one brave woman!

I have also written a book (and have ideas for a couple more), but *unlike* you, I have made no attempt whatsoever toward getting it published, even though it's been basically finished for years (decades, actually).  And I can't even imagine writing a book in Spanish (my "second language," though I'm not nearly as good with it as you are with English).

11 hours ago, Van Buren Supernova said:

I haven't admitted to many friends or family about this because for some reasons, it feels too personal. Weird, yes, but I don't feel comfortable because they know me in real life.

I know what you mean!  I did show mine to three relatives -- *one* of whom liked it.  The other two said they just don't care for that type of book, which spares my feelings a little bit -- but what if that's what they were intending to do?  (Yes, I'm paranoid.)

As for your "real life" reason, I think that's very logical.  One of the people who read (part of) my book complained that it didn't sound like me.  I suppose I should take that as a compliment, because I wasn't actually trying to sound like me, but that comment kinda threw me off balance anyhow.

 

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